Microsoft Internet Explorer/Edge information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8529. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was presented 06/13/2017 by Masato Kinugawa with Cure53 as KB4022715 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8529 since 05/03/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when affected Microsoft scripting engines do not properly handle objects in memory. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that is used to attempt to exploit the vulnerability.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100759 (KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100319 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Update for September 2017).

Applying the patch KB4022715 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100759) and SecurityFocus (BID 98953†). See VDB-90685, VDB-90693, VDB-102373 and VDB-102374 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 100759
Nessus Name: KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilites (KB4022719)
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Patch: KB4022715

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4022715
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Organization: Cure53
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102453

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SecurityFocus: 98953 - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge CVE-2017-8529 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/14/2017 11:40
Updated: 12/28/2020 12:11
Changes: 06/14/2017 11:40 (86), 10/17/2019 14:34 (7), 12/28/2020 12:11 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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